Meet The Team

Joe Mackintosh

Training Director

Joe has worked for GRA since 2011 as a Senior Facilitator and now as Training Director. He has over 20 years’ experience as a trainer and a manager and is head of GRA's internal training team overseeing the design and delivery of the organisation's development programmes. He is responsible for evaluating training, identifying training needs, developing and implementing new training strategies and enhancing employee skills. Joe is also part of GRA’s senior leadership team driving organisational results.

Joe is passionate about getting the best out of people and is an easy-going, likeable, and honest individual. When his busy training schedule allows, you’ll find Joe on the golf course trying to perfect his handicap or performing at local venues and festivals with his band, Pronghorn.

Tina Harris

Learning & Development Facilitator

Tina joined GRA in 2024 as a Learning & Development Facilitator. She has over 20 years experience designing and delivering training all over the world helping managers and leaders to support and develop their teams to improve communication and performance. Tina's role at GRA involves delivering a wide range of development programmes for individuals and teams at all levels and working with her fellow facilitators to design new and noteworthy training initiatives.

Tina is approachable and contagious in her enthusiasm for learning. Outside of work, Tina is a keen walker, cyclist and gardener. She also loves to dance, anything from salsa to zumba (ole!).

Sean Hall

Learning & Development Facilitator

Sean joined the GRA team in 2022 as a Learning & Development Facilitator with 8 years’ of training experience under his belt in effective communication, leadership development, and team building. Sean’s role involves delivering a variety of training programmes in GRA’s repertoire and helping to develop new and bespoke programmes for our clients alongside the rest of the training and design team.

Sean is a conscientious and caring person who considers supporting the development of others as the heart of his passion. As a now Dad of 2, he’s currently a bit short on free time, but is a keen runner and a lifelong supporter of QPR. Up until 2020, he was also an amateur dramatics performer, treading the boards in a range of roles from Shakespeare to Pantomime (he’s behind you!).

Victoria Hormigo

Learning & Development Facilitator

Victoria joined GRA in 2023 as a Learning & Development Facilitator. She is a seasoned trainer who has worked with many organisations globally to improve their business processes, achieve strategic goals and create healthy workplace cultures. Victoria's role at GRA involves delivering leadership, team development and culture change programmes, as well as working with her fellow colleagues to develop new products and bespoke solutions for our clients.  

Victoria is a happy and friendly person who enjoys making a difference to those she works with. In her spare time, you'll find Victoria doing a different kind of training, as she wrangles her 4 children and prepares to go for gold in her latest marathon!

George Hayter

Learning & Development Facilitator

George joined GRA in 2025 as a Learning & Development Facilitator and is the latest addition to our internal training team. George is an experienced trainer and coach and has spent his professional career designing and delivering development programmes as well as executive one-to-one coaching across a range of sectors and organisational levels. His experience is backed up by his Diplomas in digital learning design and transformational coaching.

George is an enthusiastic and conscientious individual who finds great fulfilment in supporting others to achieve their goals and overcome personal challenges. In his spare time, George likes to do ballroom dance classes with his partner (you should see his foxtrot!)

Stuart Cox

Operations Manager &                Senior Instructor

Stuart joined GRA in 2022 as a Senior Instructor and now Operations Manager. He has many years of experience having previously worked at some of the most reputable activity centres in the UK. His role at GRA involves facilitating outdoor experiential programmes and team building events alongside our internal training team and associate pool, as well as overseeing the day-to-day operations and safety at both of our Outdoor Centres. 

Stuart is a hands-on, optimistic person who is always keen to learn. In his free time, you'll find Stuart adventuring outdoors, come rain or shine, with his 2 children, re-watching old anime classics, or cooking up a storm in the kitchen trying out new recipes (with mixed results)!

Eloise Finey

Programmes Administrator &  Outdoor Technician

Eloise joined GRA in 2024 in a dual role as Programmes Administrator & Outdoor Technician. She graduated from Reading University with a Batchelors in Science in 2023 and has previous experience working in both administration and hospitality. She also spent a year working on a remote island, cementing her love for the great outdoors! Eloise's role includes supporting in the scheduling and coordinating of training programmes, and instructing on outdoor experiential programmes and team building events.

In her spare time, Eloise can be found taking long walks with her dog or breaking a sweat in the gym!

Frank

Former Pest Control Manager, Current Greeter of Guests, Chief Dreamies Eater & Professional Sunbather

Frank joined GRA in circa 2010 as a rescue from the Cats Protection charity. In his youth, his role as an outdoor cat was Pest Control Manager at our Outdoor Centre in Reading. Now, he is happily semi-retired and living out his golden years in 250-acres of woodland bliss! Frank still very much enjoys greeting all our guests into his home at the Outdoor Centre, sneaking into the office and training rooms whenever we're not looking to get in on the action and posing for a well placed photo opportunity (see evidence attached).

Frank's cheeky and picky about who he likes, and when he's not on hosting duties, he can be found soaking up the rays, buttering up his favourite members of the GRA team for snacks and consuming Dreamies at a rapid rate!